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Subject: Eklavya: Picture book about values from quarantine
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This is an enquiry email via https://www.eklavya.in/ from:
Jeff Glickman <[email protected]>

Dear Submissions Department,

Thank you for taking the time to review this manuscript for a 579 word picture book which draws spiritual meaning from the quarantine.  This is loosely based on my son, Micah.  This book is intended for families with young children.  It applies to families of all faiths.  

A small boy eats slowly and appreciates his food.  He learns that the way you eat food models the way you live life.  Even hard days should be savored and have treasures.  “The Slowest Eater” is newly written and is being submitted to several publishers.

A comparable book is “The Day My Kids Stayed Home: Explaining COVID-19 and the Corona Virus to Your Kids,” by Adam Wallace.  My book, “The Slowest Eater” focuses not on how to survive quarantining, but how to find a life lesson from it.  It more matches the depth of Eklavya books.  It can be read for years to come, and provides a way to understand the “quarantimes” and grow from them.

I am excited to work with Eklavya, and have been a fan.  I trust your insights and would be happy to adapt the book to your recommendations.  I am also open to referencing God and religion in either a more direct or in a more nuanced manner, to match your audience.  For instance, “All things we eat come from God,” can be “All things we eat are presents.”

Best wishes,

Rabbi Jeff Glickman
[email protected]
114 Cody Circle, South Windsor, CT 06074
860 655-0353

Rabbi Jeffrey Glickman serves Temple Beth Hillel in South Windsor.  He is the author or “Have You Heard?” by Schiffer Publishers and illustrated by Eric Krackow.  Mr. Krackow is currently working on animal sketches for “The Slowest Eater.”  You can find more about Rabbi Glickman, his wife and their inventions at TurnToTheWonderful.com and at TBHSW.org.
 

The Slowest Eater
By Rabbi Jeffrey Glickman
114 Cody Circle, South Windsor, CT 06074
[email protected]
Copyright 2020


Micah was a slow eater. It’s not that he was fussy – he just took his time.  Maybe it was because he liked to savor his food.  Maybe it was because he liked sitting at the table with all of his big brothers and sisters and his parents.  He could see them eye to eye and liked being a part of things.  He wasn’t always the first to show up for a meal, but he was always the last to finish.

Sometimes, everyone else was in a rush, but Micah just sat there, eating a little bit of the lasagna and then stopping; a few peas and then looking up and thinking; a sip of water and few words about what was on his mind.

His father would say, “Micah, it is good to be a slow eater.”  When his father was in a hurry, he would try to hold back his nerves and say, “Mi-cah.  It is good.  To be.   A slow.  Eater.”

“Why don’t you tell Micah to finish up?” the teens would ask. 

“Well, sometimes it is good to move quickly and really get things done.  But eating is different.  It is one way God shows us love.  All the things we eat come from God and they are the way that we get new energy to live.  If we always appreciate our food, then we can better appreciate other gifts we are given.  Besides, it’s healthier to chew your food well.”

As Micah grew up, he was never lazy, but he did like to linger on things.  He would notice stuff that others couldn’t, like what people were wearing, why they kept using a certain word, why something didn’t make sense.
 
He wondered why people spend so much time looking forward to going to the beach, but when they get there, they soon want to do something else.

One day, a dangerous illness spread throughout the world.  We were told to stay inside and not be close to other people.  Micah was not able to go to the library or even the park.

People were wishing this would hurry up and end.  

Micah thought this was just as strange as when people want to leave the beach soon after getting there.

"Dad, when I eat food, I like to take my time.  I look around, I feel the food in my mouth and I love the way the flavors mix.  When you gobble down food, you miss so many wonderful things."

"That is why I never tried to stop you from being a slow eater,” his father replied.  “That is why we have blessings for food.  They help us appreciate eating... ... and life."

"That makes sense!  Rushing through food is like rushing through life," said Micah.  “You shouldn’t wish a day was over.  It is better to find something good in each day – in each moment.  That is both for good times and bad times.”

"You're right," his father said, " Our job isn’t to do the most stuff – our job is to find beauty, insights and holiness in what we have."

Micah’s face lit up.  "Like during this time we have to stay inside -- we got to spend more time together, we called Grammy and Papa every day, I even learned to play piano!  I also learned how much I miss going to school and playing sports."

"Dad," said Micah, "It seems to me that every day is special – even the hard days.”
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